BlockComus, Minnesota
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Bridgewater Township. It lies in ZIP code area 55021. The Survey maps it on the Little Chicago quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1953 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Chicago quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Faribault quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
11,778 words on this townshipHistory of Rice County, Including Explorers and Pioneers of Minnesota and Outline History of the State of Minnesota, published 1882 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Bridgewater Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Bridgewater Township - 11,778 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Comus: 5 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| De Groat Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kielmeyer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Maas Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Solberg Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dundas | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| Cannon City | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Millersburg | 4.9 miles | 10 | |
| Faribault | 6.2 miles | 10 | |
| Northfield | 7.2 miles | 11 | |
| Little Chicago | 7.3 miles | 10 | |
| Prairieville | 7.8 miles | 11 | |
| Shieldsville | 8.1 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654651. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.